Loc. B, near Yauco: Oligocene, Puerto Rico
collected by Moussa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
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Baggina xenoula
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Clavulina tricarinata
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Cycloloculina miocenica
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Eoeponidella multisecta
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Amphisteginidae
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Amphistegina sp.
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Rotaliidae
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Pararotalia byramensis
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Pararotalia mecatepecensis
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Nummulitidae
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Nummulites sp.
Lamarck 1801
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Planorbulinidae
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Planorbulina larvata
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Lepidocyclinidae
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Lepidocyclina canellei
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Lepidocyclina yurnagunensis
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Granuloreticulosea
- Foraminiferida
- Globigerinidae
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Globigerina venezuelana
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Globoquadrina sp.
Finlay 1947
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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stony coral |
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Rhynchonellata
- Thecideida
- Thecideidae
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Lacazella sp.
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Megathyrididae
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Argyrotheca sp.
Dall 1900
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Geography
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.0° North, 66.9° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.1° North, 66.0° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Oligocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.9 - 23.03 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unnamed lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Moussa & Seiglie, 1970), though justification not provided; entered here as Oligocene to avoid stratigraphic orphaning. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified claystone |
| Secondary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Claystone interbedded with limestone. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Taphonomy comments: TAPHONOMY: No taphonomic data reported in text. | |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | field collection,surface (in situ) |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | Moussa |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: M. T. Moussa, c. 1970's. REPOSITORY: Presumably University of Puerto Rico. | |
| Taxonomic list comments: COVERAGE: Exhaustive for brachiopods and foraminifera; ostracodes, mollusks, echinoid test, and bryozoans are also known to be present. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, and presumably with somewhat antiquated nomenclature. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92230 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-03 20:46:35 | Last modified: | 2009-11-03 22:46:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-03 20:46:35 |
Reference information
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